rest easy

idiom

: to stop worrying about something : to not worry about something
I can rest easy knowing that he will be in charge.

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And animals could rest easy without the erratic boom of fireworks, which can trigger a startle response in domestic and farm animals ― and in humans, too. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025 Fans can at least rest easy knowing that Green Bay did try to make a move. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025 Fans should rest easy that all signs, even from a conservative reading, point to this movie doing well enough to be successful, even if that success is only moderate compared to expectations and hopes. Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Get ready to rest easy in the sky in sophisticated style with a new luxury bedding collaboration coming to a major airline this year. Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rest easy

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“Rest easy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20easy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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